US20060260857A1 - Coaxial two-wheel vehicle - Google Patents
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- the present invention contains subject matter related to Japanese Patent Application JP 2005-117365 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Apr. 14, 2005, Japanese Patent Application JP 2006-105731 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Apr. 6, 2006 the entire contents of which being incorporated herein by reference.
- the present invention relates to a coaxial two-wheel vehicle including two wheels disposed on the same axis center line, particularly relates to a coaxial two-wheel vehicle which can travel freely with people riding thereon.
- Patent Reference 1 As a coaxial two-wheel vehicle of this kind in related art, there is one described in Patent Reference 1, for example.
- Patent Reference 1 there is a description relating to a coaxial two-wheel vehicle including wheels at both ends of the same axle.
- the coaxial two-wheel vehicle described in Patent Reference 1 is “a coaxial two-wheel vehicle configured to have a pair of wheels; a wheel axle provided between the pair of wheels; a base capable of tilting supported above the wheel axle; a pair of drive motors mounted on the base to drive each of the pair of wheels; and a controller that sends an operation command to the pair of drive motors, wherein an acceleration detector for detecting acceleration in the vertical direction is provided in the base, and the controller sends an operation command to decelerate to each of the pair of drive motors when an absolute value of the acceleration detected during travel by the acceleration detector is a predetermined threshold value or more”.
- Patent Reference 2 there is one described in Patent Reference 2, for example.
- the posture control method in the coaxial two-wheel vehicle described in Patent Reference 2 is “in the coaxial two-wheel vehicle configured to have a pair of wheels; a wheel axle provided between the both wheels; a vehicle body supported above the wheel axle in a turnable manner; a wheel drive motor mounted on the vehicle body; a control computer that sends an operation command to the wheel drive motor; and an angle detector for detecting an inclination of the vehicle body, an angle of inclination of the vehicle body detected by the angle detector is sampled at short-time intervals, computation is performed by assigning a sampled value to a control input calculation formula that is input and set in advance in the control computer, where the sampling inclination angle of the vehicle body is used as a state variable and a feed-back gain is used as a coefficient, controlling torque for the wheel drive
- a handle is fixed to a step plate (riding portion) for a man to ride
- a support portion supporting the wheels in a freely rotatable manner is fixed to the step plate
- the upper surface of the step plate (riding surface) is continuously in parallel with a traveling surface (road surface).
- FIGS. 1A through 1C are explanatory diagrams respectively showing a state of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle of related art viewed from the front side of the vehicle.
- reference numeral 1 denotes the whole of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle in which a vehicle body 2 used also as a step plate is provided.
- Left and right wheels 3 L and 3 R are rotatably provided on both sides in the direction orthogonal to a traveling direction of the vehicle body 2 .
- reference numeral 4 denotes a riding object (such as a man, for example) riding on the vehicle body 2
- reference symbol G denotes the center of gravity of the rider 4
- reference symbol W denotes a weight (load) of the rider 4 .
- FIG. 1A shows a state of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 traveling straight on a flat road surface without an influence of lateral force and centrifugal force.
- the center of gravity G of the rider 4 is positioned approximately above the center of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 and the load W acts vertically to work at the approximately center of the vehicle body 2 .
- approximately the same load acts on the left and right wheels 3 L and 3 R, and the reaction force thereof becomes approximately the same at ground contact points TL and TR where those wheels 3 L and 3 R come into contact with a road surface E.
- FIG. 1B shows a state of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 making a turn on the flat road surface E.
- centrifugal force (lateral force) F acts on the rider 4 from the right wheel 3 R side, and a weight vector W of the load W slants by an angle ⁇ due to the influence of the centrifugal force F.
- a ground contact point R where an extended line of the weight vector W intersects the road surface E is inside the ground contact point TL of the left wheel 3 L
- the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 can make a turn with stability.
- the ground contact point R is outside the ground contact point TL as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram to explain about that.
- a tilt angle allowed to the weight vector W of the center of gravity G is an angle ⁇ as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the tilt angle at the center of gravity G 1 becomes an angle ⁇ 1 which is smaller than the angle ⁇ ( ⁇ 1 ⁇ ), since a distance S from the center of the vehicle body 2 to the ground contact points TL and TR of the left and right wheel 3 L and 3 R remains unchanged.
- the difficulty level of causing the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 to overturn is expressed by a product of the height of the center of gravity G and the centrifugal force F.
- F ⁇ H F 1 ⁇ H 1 .
- F>F 1 because H ⁇ H 1 . Therefore, when the center of gravity is positioned higher, the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 may overturn, even if the centrifugal force becomes smaller by that much.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the vehicle body 2 being inclined toward the road surface E on the right wheel 3 R side where the centrifugal force F acts.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the vehicle body 2 being inclined toward the road surface E on the right wheel 3 R side where the centrifugal force F acts.
- the upper surface (riding surface) of a step plate is continuously in parallel with a traveling surface (road surface), and so an upper body of a rider becomes unstable by being swayed left and right due to an action of gravitational force at the time of traveling on a cant road surface and due to an action of centrifugal force at the time of turning when the center of gravity is at a high position in a standing posture in which a man is riding in a standing state, and further there is a possibility that the vehicle may overturn when such force becomes considerably large.
- a coaxial two-wheel vehicle is configured to have a step plate for a driver to ride; a vehicle body supporting the step plate to be capable of changing a posture in a roll direction of rotating around a roll axis as the center when the traveling direction is set as the roll axis; a pair of wheels disposed on the same axis on both sides in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the vehicle body and rotatably supported by the vehicle body; a pair of wheel drive means to drive and rotate the pair of wheels independently; and a handle for directly changing a posture of the step plate or indirectly changing the posture through the vehicle body.
- the posture of the step plate is changed at the time of making a turn and the like to shift a ground contact point of a weight vector of the center of gravity of a rider or the like to the inside of a ground contact point of the wheel, an overturn of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle is prevented and a stable turning becomes possible.
- FIGS. 1A to 1 C are explanatory diagrams to explain a relation between a coaxial two-wheel vehicle and centrifugal force, in which FIG. 1A shows a state of the centrifugal force not acting, FIG. 1B shows a state of the centrifugal force acting, FIG. 1C shows a state of the vehicle being overturned by the centrifugal force, respectively;
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram to explain a relation among a coaxial two-wheel vehicle, centrifugal force, and a height of the center of gravity of a rider;
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a countermeasure against centrifugal force that acts on a coaxial two-wheel vehicle
- FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing a first embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention, in which FIG. 4A is a front view and FIG. 4B is a lateral view;
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a relevant part of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown in FIG. 4B enlarged;
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional diagram of a D-D line portion of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown in FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram to explain an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown in FIG. 4A , showing a state in which one wheel runs on a step;
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram to explain an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown in FIG. 4A , showing a state of turning on a flat road surface;
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram to explain an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown in FIG. 4A , showing a state of straight travel on a cant road surface;
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a controller according to the first embodiment of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle of the present invention.
- FIGS. 12A to 12 C are explanatory diagrams to explain a traveling state of the first embodiment of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention, in which FIG. 12A shows a straight travel on a flat road surface, FIG. 12B shows a turning on a flat road surface, and FIG. 12C shows a straight travel on a cant road surface, respectively;
- FIGS. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing a second embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention, in which FIG. 13A is a front view and FIG. 13B is a lateral view;
- FIGS. 14A and 14B are explanatory diagrams showing a relevant part of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown in FIG. 13A enlarged, in which FIG. 14A is a state of straight travel and FIG. 14B is a state of turning, respectively;
- FIGS. 15A and 15B are diagrams showing a third embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention, in which FIG. 15A is a front view and FIG. 15B is a lateral view; and
- FIGS. 16A and 16B are explanatory diagrams showing a relevant part of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown in FIG. 15A enlarged, wherein FIG. 16A is a state of straight travel and FIG. 16B is a state of turning, respectively.
- a coaxial two-wheel vehicle capable of performing a stable turning without easily causing an overturn is obtained with a simplified structure in which a step plate is inclined to the inside of a turning direction.
- FIGS. 4 through 16 are diagrams to explain embodiments of the present invention.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B are a front view and a lateral view showing a first embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a relevant part of FIG. 4A enlarged
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a relevant part of FIG. 4B enlarged
- FIG. 7 is a D-D line cross-sectional diagram of FIG. 5
- FIG. 8 is a diagram explaining an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the first embodiment; similarly FIGS.
- FIGS. 9 and 10 are explanatory diagrams of a relevant part to explain an operation
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram for explaining a circuit of a controller of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 12A through 12C are explanatory diagrams showing the movement of a rider
- FIGS. 13A and 13B are a front view and a lateral view showing a second embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention
- FIGS. 14A and 14B are explanatory diagrams of a relevant part to explain an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the second embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 16A and 16B are explanatory diagrams of a relevant part to explain an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- a coaxial two-wheel vehicle 10 that is the first embodiment of the present invention includes: two divided steps 11 L and 11 R showing a specific example of a step plate for a driver to ride, a vehicle body 12 supporting those divided steps 11 L and 11 R respectively to be capable of changing a posture in a roll direction X, a pair of wheels 13 L and 13 R rotatably supported by the vehicle body 12 , a pair of wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R showing a specific example of wheel drive means which drive and rotate the pair of wheels 13 L and 13 R, a handle 15 to change a posture of two divided steps 11 L and 11 R indirectly through the vehicle body 12 , and the like.
- Two divided steps 11 L and 11 R are steps for a driver to ride by placing one foot each thereon and are made of a pair of flat boards formed with a size equivalent to or a little larger than human foot.
- the vehicle body 12 has a parallel link mechanism in which a vehicle body upper member 16 and a vehicle body lower member 17 are disposed above and below in parallel with each other, and a pair of lateral members 18 L and 18 R are disposed left and right in parallel with each other and are connected to the vehicle body upper member 16 and the vehicle body lower member 17 in a turnable manner.
- a pair of coil springs 19 L and 19 R showing a specific example of an elastic member that generate spring force to maintain the angle formed by the vehicle body upper member 16 and the vehicle body lower member 17 and the pair of lateral members 18 L and 18 R to be orthogonal are provided between the vehicle body upper member 16 and the vehicle body lower member 17 of this parallel link mechanism.
- the vehicle body upper member 16 and the vehicle body lower member 17 are configured to have approximately quadrangular chassis portions 16 a and 17 a respectively whose lower sides are open, bearing portions 16 b and 17 b at four positions which are formed to project in the lengthwise direction at four corners of each chassis portion of 16 a and 17 a , and a pair of spring bearing portions 16 c , 16 c and 17 c , 17 c each of which is formed to project to the side of the other member, respectively.
- Lengths in the left and right direction that is the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body upper member 16 and the vehicle body lower member 17 are set to the same length, and the bearing portions 16 b and 17 b of four positions provided at the respective corner portions are provided at positions to be mutually overlapped when the both members 16 and 17 are overlapped.
- bearing holes are provided respectively at three positions in the middle and at the both ends in a lengthwise direction that is the left and right direction (six positions in total on both front and rear sides). Also, in the vehicle body lower member 17 , bearing holes are provided respectively at three positions in the middle and at both ends in a lengthwise direction that is the left and right direction (on the rear side two positions at both ends, and so five positions in total).
- the bearing holes of end portion at the both ends of the vehicle body upper member 16 and those at the both ends of the vehicle body lower member 17 are set at the same intervals to correspond to each other, and the pair of lateral members 18 L and 18 R are provided between the left and right bearing portions 16 b , 16 b and 17 b , 17 b that have those bearing holes at the end portions.
- the pair of lateral members 18 L and 18 R are made of members in flat-plate shape having such width that slidably fit between the pair of bearing portions 16 b , 16 b disposed in the front and rear direction of the vehicle body upper member 16 and the pair of bearing portions 17 b , 17 b disposed in the front and rear direction of the vehicle body lower member 17 , and are disposed on both left and right sides of the vehicle body upper member 16 and the vehicle body lower member 17 , with plane portions thereof going upward and downward. Further, bearing holes corresponding to the pair of bearing holes of the vehicle body upper member 16 and corresponding to the pair of bearing holes of the vehicle body lower member 17 are provided at four positions on both sides of each of the lateral members 18 L and 18 R.
- upper turning support pins 21 L and 21 R penetrating through the bearing holes of the bearing portions 16 b provided at the four positions of the vehicle body upper member 16 are attached by fitting in a turnable manner, respectively.
- lower turning support pins 22 L and 22 R penetrating through the bearing holes of the bearing portions 17 b provided at the four positions of the vehicle body lower member 17 are attached by fitting in a turnable manner respectively.
- the parallel link mechanism is formed by the vehicle body upper member 16 , the vehicle body lower member 17 , and the left and right lateral members 18 L and 18 R.
- the wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R are attached to each outer surface of the pair of lateral members 18 L and 18 R, respectively.
- Each of the wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R may include an electric motor, a reduction gear row connected to a rotary shaft of the electric motor to be capable of transmitting power and the like, for example.
- the wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R are each configured to have a fixed portion that is fixed to the lateral members 18 L, 18 R respectively and a rotatable portion supported by the fixed portion in a freely rotatable manner, and the pair of wheels 13 L and 13 R are attached to the rotatable portion, respectively.
- the pair of wheels 13 L and 13 R supported by the pair of lateral members 18 L and 18 R through the pair of wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R have the center of rotation corresponding with each other on the same axis center line when being positioned on a flat road surface.
- upper end portions of the pair of lateral members 18 L and 18 R are projected appropriately upward from the upper surface of the vehicle upper member 16 , and the above-described divided steps 11 L and 11 R are individually attached to upper end surfaces thereof.
- the pair of divided steps 11 L and 11 R are provided horizontally extending at the same height with a predetermined gap in between in the left and right direction that is a wheel axle direction.
- the distance between the pair of divided steps 11 L and 11 R is made to be a distance between both feet when a man is standing in a natural state.
- the pair of spring bearing portions 17 c , 17 c of the vehicle body lower member 17 are provided in the center portion with a predetermined gap in between in the left and right direction.
- the pair of spring bearing portions 16 c , 16 c of the vehicle body upper member 16 are provided at positions corresponding to the pair of spring bearing portions 17 c , 17 c .
- the coil springs 19 L and 19 R having appropriate spring force are mounted in an adequately compressed state between the spring bearing portions 16 c and 17 c corresponding to each other.
- a handle bracket 24 is attached to the center portion in the left and right direction of the vehicle body upper member 16 and the vehicle body lower member 17 .
- the handle bracket 24 is made of a saddle-shaped member formed to straddle the vehicle body upper member 16 in the front and rear direction, and a front surface portion 24 a extending to the lower portion of the vehicle body lower member 17 is provided at the front portion and a rear surface portion 24 b extending close to the lower portion of the vehicle body upper member 16 is provided at the rear portion.
- a fitting portion 24 c to fix and support a handle 15 is provided on the upper surface of the handle bracket 24 .
- bearing holes are provided respectively at positions corresponding to the front center bearing hole of the vehicle body upper member 16 and to the center bearing hole of the vehicle body lower member 17 . Further, in the rear surface portion 24 b , a bearing hole is provided at a position corresponding to the rear center bearing hole of the vehicle body upper member 16 .
- An upper-front turning support axle 25 is fit into the upper center bearing hole of the front surface portion 24 a of the handle bracket 24 in a turnable manner. Further, an upper-rear turning support axle 26 is fit into the center bearing hole of the rear surface portion 24 b in a turnable manner. An axis center line of the upper-front turning support axle 25 and an axis center line of the upper-rear turning support axle 26 are set on the same axis to correspond with each other. An axle top end portion of the upper-front turning support axle 25 is fit into the hole provided in the front surface of the vehicle body upper member 16 and is fastened to be fixed with a fixing screw 27 penetrating through the front surface of the vehicle body upper member 16 .
- an axle top end portion of the upper-rear turning support axle 26 is fit into the hole provided in the rear surface of the vehicle body upper member 16 and is fastened to be fixed with a fixing screw 28 penetrating through the rear surface of the vehicle body upper member 16 .
- a lower-front turning support axle 29 is fit into the lower-center bearing hole of the front surface portion 24 a of the handle bracket 24 .
- the handle bracket 24 is turned in the roll direction X with the lower-front turning support axle 29 as the center of turning.
- concave cavity portions 16 d and 17 d to avoid contact with the handle bracket 24 are provided in the front surfaces of the vehicle body upper member 16 and the vehicle body lower member 17 .
- an angle detection sensor 31 is attached to the upper-front turning support axle 25 to detect an operation amount (turning amount) of the handle 15 through the turning amount (turning angle) of the handle bracket 24 in the roll direction X.
- the angle detection sensor 31 includes an axle portion 31 a fixed to the upper-front turning support axle 25 and a detection portion 31 b to detect an amount of relative rotational displacement from the axle portion 31 a .
- the detection portion 31 b is fixed to one end of a fixing plate 32 , and the other end thereof is fixed to the front surface portion 24 a of the handle bracket 24 with a fixing screw 33 .
- a potentiometer, a sensor having a variable capacitor structure and the like can be applied as the angle detection sensor 31 , for example.
- an angle of the handle bracket 24 inclined to the vehicle body upper member 16 can be detected by using a change in resistance value that occurs in accordance with the rotational displacement amount generated between the axle portion 31 a and the detection portion 31 b.
- the lower end portion of the handle 15 is fixed to the fitting portion 24 c of the handle bracket 24 .
- the handle 15 is configured to have a handle post 35 fit and fixed to the fitting portion 24 c and a handle lever 36 provided at the upper end portion of the handle post 35 .
- the handle post 35 is attached to the vehicle body 12 in a state of being slightly inclined forward, and the top end side is extended upward.
- the handle lever 36 is formed in U-shape, and with projection portions at both ends thereof facing upward the upper end portion of the handle lever 36 is connected to a middle portion to be integrally formed.
- a turning operation ring 37 that can control the drive of the pair of wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R is attached to the upper end portion of one of the projection portions of the handle lever 36 .
- the turning operation ring 37 is to control a turning motion of the vehicle by manual operation and to form an accelerator ring for the turning motion.
- a signal corresponding to the operation amount is output to a controller described later on, the controller controls the drive of the pair of wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R accordingly, and rotational difference is generated between the left and right wheels 13 L and 13 R and so a turning can be performed at a desired speed.
- a power source storage portion 39 accommodating a battery 38 that is a specific example of a power source to supply electric power to the pair of wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R, the controller, the other electronic devices and electric apparatus and the like is provided on the upper surface of the handle bracket 24 that is a base portion of the handle 15 .
- the power source storage portion 39 has a cartridge structure in this embodiment, which accommodates a large number of batteries 38 .
- the power source is not limited to the battery 38 shown in this embodiment, but needless to say a portable storage cell, a fuel cell, and other power sources can be used as well.
- the power source storage portion 39 is covered with a power source cover 41 so that rain, dust, and the like are prevented from entering.
- Drive circuits 44 L and 44 R to drive the pair of wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R and the like are incorporated in the chassis portion 16 a of the vehicle body upper member 16 .
- a posture sensor unit 45 that detects the posture of the vehicle body 12 , the posture of the handle 15 and the like to output detection signals thereof, and a controller 46 to output a control signal for driving and controlling the pair of wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R and the like are provided in the vehicle body lower member 17 .
- the controller 46 executes predetermined arithmetic processing based on the detection signal from the posture sensor unit 45 , the detection signal from the angle detection sensor 31 and the like, and a necessary control signal is output to the pair of wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R and the like.
- the controller 46 is configured to have an arithmetic circuit 47 including a microcomputer (CPU), a storage device 48 including a program memory, a data memory, other memories such as RAM and ROM, and the like, for example.
- the battery 38 and the pair of wheel drive circuits 44 L and 44 R are connected to the controller 46 , and those are also connected through an emergency stop switch 49 .
- the pair of drive circuits 44 L and 44 R individually control rotational speed, rotational direction, and the like of the pair of wheels 13 L and 13 R, and the pair of wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R are individually connected thereto.
- a detection signal from the angle detection sensor 31 to detect an inclination angle of the handle 15 , a signal corresponding to a turning operation amount from the turning operation ring 37 , and a detection signal from the posture sensor unit 45 are supplied to the controller 46 .
- the posture sensor unit 45 is used to detect angular speed and acceleration and to control the angular speed and travel acceleration when the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 10 is traveling, and includes a gyroscopic sensor and an acceleration sensor, for example.
- the gyroscopic sensor detects angular speed relating to at least any one of a pitch axis (corresponding to axle of the pair of wheels 13 L and 13 R) 51 , a roll axis (passing through the center of the vehicle body 12 and being parallel with a travel direction of the vehicle) 52 , and a yaw axis (passing through the center of the vehicle body 12 and being vertical to a road surface for the vehicle to travel) of the vehicle body 12 .
- the acceleration sensor of the posture sensor unit 45 detects acceleration related to at least any one of three axes (X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis) when the vehicle body 12 is expressed by the three axes.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B show a state of the vehicle when traveling straight on a flat road surface E, and in this state, an axis center line CL being the center of handle 15 becomes vertical to the traveling road surface E when viewed from the front.
- the left and right divided steps 11 L and 11 R are maintained horizontally at the same height.
- FIG. 8 shows a state in which one wheel (left wheel 13 L in this embodiment) of the vehicle that travels straight on the flat road surface E runs onto a step K.
- the vehicle can travel in a state in which the left and right divided steps 11 L and 11 R are maintained horizontally. Accordingly, even if the center of gravity of the rider driving in a standing posture is at a high position, the step K of the road surface E can be absorbed by the change in the height direction of the left and right divided steps 11 L and 11 R, and so the rider can drive and travel stably without the upper body being swayed left and right.
- FIG. 9 shows a state of turning on the flat road surface E.
- the rider inclines the handle 15 and his/her upper body toward the turning center side (inside) to make the left and right divided steps 11 L and 11 R and the left and right wheels 13 L and 13 R inclined in parallel with the handle 15 , and the whole vehicle including the rider can be brought to a state of easily counteracting the centrifugal force.
- FIG. 10 shows a state of traveling on an inclined road surface (cant road surface M) in the direction orthogonal to the inclining direction.
- the rider similarly to change in the state of the road surface in the roll axis direction (that is the left and right direction with respect to the traveling direction) when running onto the step K, the rider keeps the handle 15 vertically and can travel in a state of the left and right divided steps 11 L and 11 R being maintained horizontally.
- the cant road surface M can be absorbed by the change in the height direction of the left and right divided steps 11 L and 11 R, and so the rider can drive and travel stably without the upper body being swayed left and right.
- FIG. 12A shows a state of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 10 traveling straight on the flat road surface E.
- FIG. 12B shows a state of turning to the left on the flat road surface E.
- FIG. 12C shows a state of traveling straight on the cant road surface M (including the case of running onto the step K).
- a method of determining a turning amount (turning speed, turning radius and the like) only by inclination of the handle 15 a method of determining a turning amount by the rider rotating the turning operation ring 37 (accelerating turning speed) in addition to the inclination of the handle 15 .
- a turning operation amount in this case is determined by a handle virtually-inclined angle ⁇ h between the handle 15 and a gravity axis V. Based on the turning operation amount and vehicle speed, a rotational difference is given to the left and right wheels 13 L and 13 R so that a turning radius which generates predetermined centrifugal force is obtained to make a turn.
- the handle virtually-inclined angle ⁇ h can be detected as follows.
- the first example is that the above-described posture sensor unit 45 is attached to the handle 15 or is attached to one of the pair of divided steps 11 L and 11 R inclining in parallel with the handle 15 so that the inclination of the handle 15 is directly detected.
- the second example is that the posture sensor unit 45 is attached to the vehicle body lower member 17 as shown in FIG. 7 .
- a position sensor is provided in order to detect a relative angle between the handle 15 and the vehicle body lower member 17 or between the handle 15 and the vehicle body upper member 16 .
- the angle detection sensor 31 provided in the vehicle body upper member 16 corresponds to the position sensor, and a potentiometer and the like can be applied as the angle detection sensor 31 , for example.
- a value obtained by subtracting the vehicle inclination angle ⁇ g that is the output of the posture sensor unit 45 from the handle relatively-inclined angle ⁇ p that is the output of the angle detection sensor 31 becomes the handle virtually-inclined angle ⁇ h formed with the gravity axis V, and the turning operation amount is determined based on this handle virtually-inclined angle ⁇ h.
- the rider can select an operation according to the travel speed by using both the inclination of the handle 15 and the turning operation ring, because in such cases operability is improved by manually rotating the turning operation ring 37 provided at the top of the handle lever 36 rather than by inclining the handle.
- the above-described method of determining the turning amount and making a turn only by the inclination of the handle 15 is added to the operation amount, and so the turning operation amount at the time of turning is controlled in the state of the both being combined and used.
- the controller 46 outputs a control signal to the left and right wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R so that a turn radius generating a predetermined centrifugal force (for example, 0.2G) according to vehicle speed is obtained, and gives a predetermined rotational difference to the left and right wheels 13 L and 13 R.
- a predetermined centrifugal force for example, 0.2G
- the rider inclines the handle 15 toward the center of turn. Then, the amount of the handle 15 inclined is detected by the angle detection sensor 31 as described above and a posture of the vehicle is detected by the posture sensor units 45 , and so a wheel control amount corresponding to the amount of the handle 15 inclined is calculated.
- the wheel control amount by the inclination of the handle 15 is added to the wheel control amount by the turning operation of the turning operation ring 37 .
- the controller 46 outputs a control signal to the left and right wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R so that the rotational difference of the left and right wheels 13 L and 13 R is changed to obtain a turn radius generating predetermined centrifugal force (for example, 0.4G). Accordingly, making a turn can be performed stably without the upper body of the rider in the standing posture being swayed left and right, even if the turning speed is fast.
- the step plate is divided in two to be disposed left and right, because the following advantages are obtained when such divided two steps 11 L and 11 R are used.
- running onto a step for example, one of the wheels first runs onto the step K as shown in FIG. 8 , but the wheel on that side can be run onto the step K with less drive power, with the rider shifting the center of gravity to the side of the lower wheel (on the side not running thereon) at this time. Subsequently, the center of gravity is shifted to the side of the wheel running thereon, then the wheel on the lower side (on the side not running thereon) runs onto the step, which makes the rider feel just like going up the step K on foot, and therefore the vehicle can run over the step K with less drive power.
- FIGS. 13A and 13B and FIGS. 14A and 14B are diagrams showing a second embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention.
- a coaxial two-wheel vehicle 60 shown as the second embodiment includes: a vehicle body 62 formed with one chassis, two divided steps 61 L and 61 R individually supported by the vehicle body 62 in a freely turnable manner, and a connecting link 68 connecting the two divided steps 61 L, 61 R and a handle bracket 64 in a turnable manner.
- the same reference numerals are given to portions corresponding to those in the above-described first embodiment, and duplicated explanation thereof is omitted.
- the vehicle body 62 is constructed as one chassis, and left and right wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R are respectively attached to mounting portions 62 L and 62 R provided on both sides in the left and right direction that is the width direction of the vehicle body. Further, the left and right wheels 13 L and 13 R are respectively supported by the wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R in a freely rotatable manner. Further, a handle support portion 65 is provided in the center of an upper portion of the vehicle body 62 , and step support portions 65 L and 65 R are provided on both sides of the upper portion. Bearing holes are respectively provided in the handle support portion 65 in the center and in the step support portions 65 L and 65 R on both sides, penetrating through the front and rear direction that is the direction for the vehicle to travel.
- the three bearing holes provided in the handle support portion 65 and in the step support portions 65 L and 65 R of the vehicle body 62 are set at the same height, the handle bracket 64 is supported by the handle support portion 65 in a turnable manner by means of a turning support axle 66 , and the left and right divided steps 61 L and 61 R are supported by the step support portions 65 L and 65 R in a turnable manner by means of upper turning support pins 67 L and 67 R.
- Each of the divided steps 61 L and 61 R is provided with an arm portion 61 a projecting in the direction vertical to the step surface on which a foot is put.
- bearing holes are provided in a base portion and top end portion thereof respectively, and the above-described upper turning support pins 67 L and 67 R are fit into the bearing holes of the base portions in a freely turnable manner.
- both end portions of the connecting link 68 connecting the arm portions 61 a of the divided steps 61 L and 61 R on the left and right are connected to the bearing holes at the top end portions of respective arm portions 61 a in a freely turnable manner by means of lower turning support pins 69 L and 69 R.
- the handle bracket 64 is connected to a middle portion in the axis direction of the connecting link 68 in a freely turnable manner by means of a turning connection pin 71 . Therefore, two bearing holes having the same interval as the two bearing holes provided in each of the arm portions 61 a are provided in the handle bracket 64 .
- the handle bracket 64 , the left and right divided steps 61 L and 61 R, and the connecting link 68 constitute a parallel link mechanism.
- the other configuration than the above is similar to the above-described first embodiment.
- FIG. 14A is a diagram showing an initial state in which the handle 15 is in an upright position.
- FIG. 14B is a diagram showing a state in which the handle 15 and the left and right divided steps 61 L and 61 R are inclined.
- the upper surface of the left and right divided steps 61 L and 61 R is in a state of being inclined toward the road surface E by the amount of inclination of the handle 15 .
- FIGS. 15A and 15B and FIGS. 16A and 16B are diagrams showing a third embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention.
- a coaxial two-wheel vehicle 80 shown as the third embodiment includes: a vehicle body 82 formed with one chassis, one step plate 81 supported by the vehicle body 82 in a manner of making a posture freely changeable, and the handle 15 integrally fixed to the step plate 81 .
- the same reference numerals are given to portions corresponding to those in the above-described first embodiment, and a duplicated explanation thereof is omitted.
- the vehicle body 82 is constructed as one chassis, left and right vehicle drive units 14 L and 14 R are respectively attached to mounting portions 82 L and 82 R provided on both sides in the left and right direction that is a width direction of the vehicle body, and the left and right wheels 13 L and 13 R are respectively supported by the wheel drive units 14 L and 14 R in a freely rotatable manner.
- a step support portion 85 is provided in the center of an upper portion of the vehicle body 82 . In this step support portion 85 , a bearing hole is provided to penetrate in the front and rear direction that is the direction for the vehicle to travel.
- the step plate 81 is constructed as one plate having the size to cover approximately the whole range from the vehicle body 82 to the left and right wheels 13 L and 13 R.
- a bracket portion 84 is integrally provided approximately in the center portion in the left and right direction on the lower surface of the step plate 81 .
- the bracket portion 84 is made of two convex portions at a predetermined interval in the front and rear direction, and the step support portion 85 of the vehicle body 82 is fit between those convex portions.
- the bracket portion 84 and step support portion 85 are supported from the front and rear in a freely turnable manner by means of two turning support axles 86 disposed on the same axis center line.
- coil springs 87 showing a specific example of an elastic member to maintain the step plate 81 horizontally to the vehicle body 82 are interposed between the step plate 81 and the vehicle body 82 .
- the four coil springs 87 are disposed at predetermined intervals to be symmetrical in the front and rear direction and in the left and right direction, respectively.
- four spring support portions 88 to support the upper end of the coil springs 87 are provided at four positions on the lower surface of the step plate 81
- four spring support portions 89 to support the lower end of the coil springs 87 are provided at four positions on the upper surface of the vehicle body 82 .
- FIG. 16A is a diagram showing an initial state in which the handle 15 is in an upright position.
- FIG. 16B is a diagram showing a state in which the handle 15 and the step plate 81 are inclined. At this time, the upper surface of the step plate 81 is in a state being inclined toward the road surface E by the amount of inclination of the handle 15 .
- Effectiveness similar to the above-described first and second embodiments can also be obtained with the configuration of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 80 as described above.
- the elastic member is not limited to the coil spring 87 shown in this embodiment and a board spring, a rubber-like elastic body or the like, for example, can be used as well.
- a rider since turning is performed by inclining the step plate and the handle in the roll axis direction inside the turn, a rider can stably drive the vehicle and travel against the centrifugal force even in a state of the center of gravity being positioned high such as in a standing posture.
- a camber angle is also generated inside the turn regarding the wheel, and so lateral force applied to a tire can be reduced and a stable tire grip can be obtained.
- the pair of divided steps remain horizontal without inclining to left and right, when the road surface changes in the roll axis direction (left and right direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the vehicle) such as when traveling on the cant road surface and running onto the step by one wheel, and therefore such road surface change can be absorbed by the change in the height direction based on the upward and downward fluctuation of the pair of divided steps, and a rider can stably drive the vehicle and travel without causing the upper body to be swayed left and right even in a riding state of the center of gravity being positioned high such as in a standing posture.
- the rider when running onto a step in the oblique direction, similarly to ascending stairs on foot, the rider can climb up the step with less drive power by shifting the center of gravity put over left and right feet.
- the coaxial two-wheel vehicle can be made having the size of a projected floor area of an average person (about 400 mm or less in width and about 250 mm or less in length). Therefore, since the vehicle has the width equivalent to a space for a person walking, traveling can be performed smoothly without being an obstacle to other people walking even in a crowded area such as on a sidewalk.
- a grip portion of the handle is, for example, formed into a U-shape, but the grip portion may also be a straight line shape, an oval shape or a circular shape, and needless to say other handle shapes can be applied as well.
- various modifications can be implemented without deviating from the scope and spirit of the present invention.
Abstract
Description
- The present invention contains subject matter related to Japanese Patent Application JP 2005-117365 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Apr. 14, 2005, Japanese Patent Application JP 2006-105731 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Apr. 6, 2006 the entire contents of which being incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a coaxial two-wheel vehicle including two wheels disposed on the same axis center line, particularly relates to a coaxial two-wheel vehicle which can travel freely with people riding thereon.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- As a coaxial two-wheel vehicle of this kind in related art, there is one described in
Patent Reference 1, for example. InPatent Reference 1, there is a description relating to a coaxial two-wheel vehicle including wheels at both ends of the same axle. The coaxial two-wheel vehicle described inPatent Reference 1 is “a coaxial two-wheel vehicle configured to have a pair of wheels; a wheel axle provided between the pair of wheels; a base capable of tilting supported above the wheel axle; a pair of drive motors mounted on the base to drive each of the pair of wheels; and a controller that sends an operation command to the pair of drive motors, wherein an acceleration detector for detecting acceleration in the vertical direction is provided in the base, and the controller sends an operation command to decelerate to each of the pair of drive motors when an absolute value of the acceleration detected during travel by the acceleration detector is a predetermined threshold value or more”. - According to the coaxial two-wheel vehicle of
Patent Reference 1 having the above-described configuration, it is expected to obtain such effectiveness that “in a case, for example, of running onto a step, since the acceleration detector for detecting acceleration in the vertical direction is included and the operation command to decelerate is sent to each of the pair of drive motors when an absolute value of the acceleration detected during travel by the acceleration detector is a predetermined threshold value or more, safe travel can be performed by following the step and the like.” - In addition, as another example of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle in related art, there is one described in
Patent Reference 2, for example. InPatent Reference 2, there is description relating to a method of controlling the posture of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle. The posture control method in the coaxial two-wheel vehicle described inPatent Reference 2 is “in the coaxial two-wheel vehicle configured to have a pair of wheels; a wheel axle provided between the both wheels; a vehicle body supported above the wheel axle in a turnable manner; a wheel drive motor mounted on the vehicle body; a control computer that sends an operation command to the wheel drive motor; and an angle detector for detecting an inclination of the vehicle body, an angle of inclination of the vehicle body detected by the angle detector is sampled at short-time intervals, computation is performed by assigning a sampled value to a control input calculation formula that is input and set in advance in the control computer, where the sampling inclination angle of the vehicle body is used as a state variable and a feed-back gain is used as a coefficient, controlling torque for the wheel drive motor is calculated based on the computation; and a command to perform an operation equivalent to the calculated control torque is sent from the control computer to the wheel drive motor.” - According to the posture control method in the coaxial two-wheel vehicle of
Patent Reference 2 that has the above-described configuration, it is expected to have such effectiveness that “in case that the vehicle body tilts, immediately the wheel shifts in the direction of the vehicle body inclined and so a restoration of posture of the vehicle body is performed without fail, because the computation is performed by assigning a sampled value to the control input calculation formula that is input and set in advance in the control computer, where the sampling inclination angle of the vehicle body and the feed-back gain are used as the coefficients; controlling torque for the wheel drive motor is calculated based on the computation; and feed-back control of the wheel drive motor is performed based on the result of this calculation”. - [Patent Reference 1] Japanese Published Patent Application No. 2005-6436
- [Patent Reference 2] Japanese Published Patent Application No. S63-305082
- However, in the coaxial two-wheel vehicles described in the above-mentioned
Patent References - Details are explained in this regard by referring to
FIGS. 1 through 3 .FIGS. 1A through 1C are explanatory diagrams respectively showing a state of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle of related art viewed from the front side of the vehicle. InFIGS. 1A through 1C ,reference numeral 1 denotes the whole of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle in which avehicle body 2 used also as a step plate is provided. Left andright wheels vehicle body 2. In addition,reference numeral 4 denotes a riding object (such as a man, for example) riding on thevehicle body 2, reference symbol G denotes the center of gravity of therider 4, and reference symbol W denotes a weight (load) of therider 4. -
FIG. 1A shows a state of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 traveling straight on a flat road surface without an influence of lateral force and centrifugal force. In this state, the center of gravity G of therider 4 is positioned approximately above the center of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 and the load W acts vertically to work at the approximately center of thevehicle body 2. Accordingly, approximately the same load acts on the left andright wheels wheels -
FIG. 1B shows a state of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 making a turn on the flat road surface E. In this state, centrifugal force (lateral force) F acts on therider 4 from theright wheel 3R side, and a weight vector W of the load W slants by an angle θ due to the influence of the centrifugal force F. When a ground contact point R where an extended line of the weight vector W intersects the road surface E is inside the ground contact point TL of theleft wheel 3L, the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 can make a turn with stability. However, when the ground contact point R is outside the ground contact point TL as shown inFIG. 1B , the stability of the traveling is impaired, because the left andright wheels FIG. 1C when the centrifugal force F becomes considerably large. - A difficulty level causing this coaxial two-
wheel vehicle 1 to overturn greatly depends on the height of the center of gravity G of therider 4.FIG. 2 is a diagram to explain about that. When the center of gravity G of therider 4 is at a low position, a tilt angle allowed to the weight vector W of the center of gravity G is an angle θ as shown inFIG. 2 . However, when the center of gravity G of therider 4 is high and shifts to the center of gravity G1, the tilt angle at the center of gravity G1 becomes an angle θ1 which is smaller than the angle θ (θ1<θ), since a distance S from the center of thevehicle body 2 to the ground contact points TL and TR of the left andright wheel - From the above, it is understood that the difficulty level of causing the coaxial two-
wheel vehicle 1 to overturn is expressed by a product of the height of the center of gravity G and the centrifugal force F. Specifically, assuming that the ground contact point R of the weight vector W corresponds to the ground contact point TL of theleft wheel 3L when the centrifugal force F acts on the center of gravity G, F×H=S (expression 1) can be obtained. Similarly, assuming that the ground contact point R of a weight vector W1 corresponds to the ground contact point TL of theleft wheel 3L when a centrifugal force F1 acts on the center of gravity G1, F1×H1=S (expression 2) can be obtained. Accordingly, F×H=F1×H1. Here, F>F1 because H<H1. Therefore, when the center of gravity is positioned higher, the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 may overturn, even if the centrifugal force becomes smaller by that much. - Such overturn of the coaxial two-
wheel vehicle 1 can be prevented with a structure shown inFIG. 3 .FIG. 3 is a diagram showing thevehicle body 2 being inclined toward the road surface E on theright wheel 3R side where the centrifugal force F acts. When thevehicle body 2 is thus inclined to the side where the centrifugal force F acts, overturn of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 1 can be prevented and a stable turning 1 becomes possible, because the ground contact point R of the weight vector W1 shifts to the inside of the ground contact point TL of theleft wheel 3L. - In a coaxial two-wheel vehicle in related art, the upper surface (riding surface) of a step plate is continuously in parallel with a traveling surface (road surface), and so an upper body of a rider becomes unstable by being swayed left and right due to an action of gravitational force at the time of traveling on a cant road surface and due to an action of centrifugal force at the time of turning when the center of gravity is at a high position in a standing posture in which a man is riding in a standing state, and further there is a possibility that the vehicle may overturn when such force becomes considerably large.
- A coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to have a step plate for a driver to ride; a vehicle body supporting the step plate to be capable of changing a posture in a roll direction of rotating around a roll axis as the center when the traveling direction is set as the roll axis; a pair of wheels disposed on the same axis on both sides in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the vehicle body and rotatably supported by the vehicle body; a pair of wheel drive means to drive and rotate the pair of wheels independently; and a handle for directly changing a posture of the step plate or indirectly changing the posture through the vehicle body.
- According to the embodiment of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle of the present invention, the posture of the step plate is changed at the time of making a turn and the like to shift a ground contact point of a weight vector of the center of gravity of a rider or the like to the inside of a ground contact point of the wheel, an overturn of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle is prevented and a stable turning becomes possible.
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FIGS. 1A to 1C are explanatory diagrams to explain a relation between a coaxial two-wheel vehicle and centrifugal force, in whichFIG. 1A shows a state of the centrifugal force not acting,FIG. 1B shows a state of the centrifugal force acting,FIG. 1C shows a state of the vehicle being overturned by the centrifugal force, respectively; -
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram to explain a relation among a coaxial two-wheel vehicle, centrifugal force, and a height of the center of gravity of a rider; -
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a countermeasure against centrifugal force that acts on a coaxial two-wheel vehicle; -
FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing a first embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention, in whichFIG. 4A is a front view andFIG. 4B is a lateral view; -
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a relevant part of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown inFIG. 4A enlarged; -
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a relevant part of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown inFIG. 4B enlarged; -
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional diagram of a D-D line portion of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown inFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram to explain an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown inFIG. 4A , showing a state in which one wheel runs on a step; -
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram to explain an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown inFIG. 4A , showing a state of turning on a flat road surface; -
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram to explain an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown inFIG. 4A , showing a state of straight travel on a cant road surface; -
FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a controller according to the first embodiment of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle of the present invention; -
FIGS. 12A to 12C are explanatory diagrams to explain a traveling state of the first embodiment of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention, in whichFIG. 12A shows a straight travel on a flat road surface,FIG. 12B shows a turning on a flat road surface, andFIG. 12C shows a straight travel on a cant road surface, respectively; -
FIGS. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing a second embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention, in whichFIG. 13A is a front view andFIG. 13B is a lateral view; -
FIGS. 14A and 14B are explanatory diagrams showing a relevant part of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown inFIG. 13A enlarged, in whichFIG. 14A is a state of straight travel andFIG. 14B is a state of turning, respectively; -
FIGS. 15A and 15B are diagrams showing a third embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention, in whichFIG. 15A is a front view andFIG. 15B is a lateral view; and -
FIGS. 16A and 16B are explanatory diagrams showing a relevant part of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle shown inFIG. 15A enlarged, whereinFIG. 16A is a state of straight travel andFIG. 16B is a state of turning, respectively. - A coaxial two-wheel vehicle capable of performing a stable turning without easily causing an overturn is obtained with a simplified structure in which a step plate is inclined to the inside of a turning direction.
- Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention are explained by referring to the attached drawings.
FIGS. 4 through 16 are diagrams to explain embodiments of the present invention. Specifically,FIGS. 4A and 4B are a front view and a lateral view showing a first embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention;FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a relevant part ofFIG. 4A enlarged;FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a relevant part ofFIG. 4B enlarged;FIG. 7 is a D-D line cross-sectional diagram ofFIG. 5 ;FIG. 8 is a diagram explaining an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the first embodiment; similarlyFIGS. 9 and 10 are explanatory diagrams of a relevant part to explain an operation;FIG. 11 is a block diagram for explaining a circuit of a controller of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention;FIGS. 12A through 12C are explanatory diagrams showing the movement of a rider;FIGS. 13A and 13B are a front view and a lateral view showing a second embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention;FIGS. 14A and 14B are explanatory diagrams of a relevant part to explain an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the second embodiment of the present invention;FIGS. 15A and 15B are a front view and a lateral view showing a third embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention; andFIGS. 16A and 16B are explanatory diagrams of a relevant part to explain an operation of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the third embodiment of the present invention. - As shown in
FIGS. 4A and 4B ,FIG. 5 , andFIG. 6 , a coaxial two-wheel vehicle 10 that is the first embodiment of the present invention includes: two dividedsteps vehicle body 12 supporting those dividedsteps wheels vehicle body 12, a pair ofwheel drive units wheels handle 15 to change a posture of two dividedsteps vehicle body 12, and the like. - Two divided
steps vehicle body 12 has a parallel link mechanism in which a vehicle bodyupper member 16 and a vehicle bodylower member 17 are disposed above and below in parallel with each other, and a pair oflateral members upper member 16 and the vehicle bodylower member 17 in a turnable manner. A pair ofcoil springs upper member 16 and the vehicle bodylower member 17 and the pair oflateral members upper member 16 and the vehicle bodylower member 17 of this parallel link mechanism. - Showing as a section in
FIG. 7 , the vehicle bodyupper member 16 and the vehicle bodylower member 17 are configured to have approximatelyquadrangular chassis portions portions spring bearing portions upper member 16 and the vehicle bodylower member 17 are set to the same length, and the bearingportions members - In the vehicle body
upper member 16, bearing holes are provided respectively at three positions in the middle and at the both ends in a lengthwise direction that is the left and right direction (six positions in total on both front and rear sides). Also, in the vehicle bodylower member 17, bearing holes are provided respectively at three positions in the middle and at both ends in a lengthwise direction that is the left and right direction (on the rear side two positions at both ends, and so five positions in total). The bearing holes of end portion at the both ends of the vehicle bodyupper member 16 and those at the both ends of the vehicle bodylower member 17 are set at the same intervals to correspond to each other, and the pair oflateral members right bearing portions - The pair of
lateral members portions upper member 16 and the pair of bearingportions lower member 17, and are disposed on both left and right sides of the vehicle bodyupper member 16 and the vehicle bodylower member 17, with plane portions thereof going upward and downward. Further, bearing holes corresponding to the pair of bearing holes of the vehicle bodyupper member 16 and corresponding to the pair of bearing holes of the vehicle bodylower member 17 are provided at four positions on both sides of each of thelateral members - Into four bearing holes positioned in the upper portion among the eight bearing holes of the pair of
lateral members turning support pins portions 16 b provided at the four positions of the vehicle bodyupper member 16 are attached by fitting in a turnable manner, respectively. Similarly, into four bearing holes positioned in the lower portion among the eight bearing holes of the pair oflateral members turning support pins portions 17 b provided at the four positions of the vehicle bodylower member 17 are attached by fitting in a turnable manner respectively. Accordingly, the parallel link mechanism is formed by the vehicle bodyupper member 16, the vehicle bodylower member 17, and the left and rightlateral members - The
wheel drive units lateral members wheel drive units wheel drive units lateral members wheels wheels lateral members wheel drive units - Further, upper end portions of the pair of
lateral members upper member 16, and the above-describeddivided steps steps steps - The pair of
spring bearing portions lower member 17 are provided in the center portion with a predetermined gap in between in the left and right direction. The pair ofspring bearing portions upper member 16 are provided at positions corresponding to the pair ofspring bearing portions coil springs spring bearing portions spring bearing portions coil springs coil springs - Further, as shown in
FIG. 7 , ahandle bracket 24 is attached to the center portion in the left and right direction of the vehicle bodyupper member 16 and the vehicle bodylower member 17. Thehandle bracket 24 is made of a saddle-shaped member formed to straddle the vehicle bodyupper member 16 in the front and rear direction, and afront surface portion 24 a extending to the lower portion of the vehicle bodylower member 17 is provided at the front portion and arear surface portion 24 b extending close to the lower portion of the vehicle bodyupper member 16 is provided at the rear portion. Further, a fitting portion 24 c to fix and support ahandle 15 is provided on the upper surface of thehandle bracket 24. In thefront surface portion 24 a of thehandle bracket 24, bearing holes are provided respectively at positions corresponding to the front center bearing hole of the vehicle bodyupper member 16 and to the center bearing hole of the vehicle bodylower member 17. Further, in therear surface portion 24 b, a bearing hole is provided at a position corresponding to the rear center bearing hole of the vehicle bodyupper member 16. - An upper-front
turning support axle 25 is fit into the upper center bearing hole of thefront surface portion 24 a of thehandle bracket 24 in a turnable manner. Further, an upper-rearturning support axle 26 is fit into the center bearing hole of therear surface portion 24 b in a turnable manner. An axis center line of the upper-frontturning support axle 25 and an axis center line of the upper-rearturning support axle 26 are set on the same axis to correspond with each other. An axle top end portion of the upper-frontturning support axle 25 is fit into the hole provided in the front surface of the vehicle bodyupper member 16 and is fastened to be fixed with a fixingscrew 27 penetrating through the front surface of the vehicle bodyupper member 16. Similarly, an axle top end portion of the upper-rearturning support axle 26 is fit into the hole provided in the rear surface of the vehicle bodyupper member 16 and is fastened to be fixed with a fixingscrew 28 penetrating through the rear surface of the vehicle bodyupper member 16. - A lower-front
turning support axle 29 is fit into the lower-center bearing hole of thefront surface portion 24 a of thehandle bracket 24. Thehandle bracket 24 is turned in the roll direction X with the lower-frontturning support axle 29 as the center of turning. In order to permit the turning of thishandle bracket 24 within a predetermined range,concave cavity portions handle bracket 24 are provided in the front surfaces of the vehicle bodyupper member 16 and the vehicle bodylower member 17. Furthermore, anangle detection sensor 31 is attached to the upper-frontturning support axle 25 to detect an operation amount (turning amount) of thehandle 15 through the turning amount (turning angle) of thehandle bracket 24 in the roll direction X. - The
angle detection sensor 31 includes an axle portion 31 a fixed to the upper-frontturning support axle 25 and adetection portion 31 b to detect an amount of relative rotational displacement from the axle portion 31 a. Thedetection portion 31 b is fixed to one end of a fixingplate 32, and the other end thereof is fixed to thefront surface portion 24 a of thehandle bracket 24 with a fixingscrew 33. A potentiometer, a sensor having a variable capacitor structure and the like can be applied as theangle detection sensor 31, for example. In thisangle detection sensor 31, an angle of thehandle bracket 24 inclined to the vehicle bodyupper member 16 can be detected by using a change in resistance value that occurs in accordance with the rotational displacement amount generated between the axle portion 31 a and thedetection portion 31 b. - The lower end portion of the
handle 15 is fixed to the fitting portion 24 c of thehandle bracket 24. Thehandle 15 is configured to have ahandle post 35 fit and fixed to the fitting portion 24 c and ahandle lever 36 provided at the upper end portion of thehandle post 35. Thehandle post 35 is attached to thevehicle body 12 in a state of being slightly inclined forward, and the top end side is extended upward. Thehandle lever 36 is formed in U-shape, and with projection portions at both ends thereof facing upward the upper end portion of thehandle lever 36 is connected to a middle portion to be integrally formed. - Further, a turning
operation ring 37 that can control the drive of the pair ofwheel drive units handle lever 36. The turningoperation ring 37 is to control a turning motion of the vehicle by manual operation and to form an accelerator ring for the turning motion. When the turningoperation ring 37 is turned in a desired direction in which a driver intends to make a turn, a signal corresponding to the operation amount is output to a controller described later on, the controller controls the drive of the pair ofwheel drive units right wheels - As shown in
FIG. 7 , a powersource storage portion 39 accommodating abattery 38 that is a specific example of a power source to supply electric power to the pair ofwheel drive units handle bracket 24 that is a base portion of thehandle 15. The powersource storage portion 39 has a cartridge structure in this embodiment, which accommodates a large number ofbatteries 38. However, the power source is not limited to thebattery 38 shown in this embodiment, but needless to say a portable storage cell, a fuel cell, and other power sources can be used as well. The powersource storage portion 39 is covered with a power source cover 41 so that rain, dust, and the like are prevented from entering. -
Drive circuits wheel drive units chassis portion 16 a of the vehicle bodyupper member 16. Further, aposture sensor unit 45 that detects the posture of thevehicle body 12, the posture of thehandle 15 and the like to output detection signals thereof, and acontroller 46 to output a control signal for driving and controlling the pair ofwheel drive units lower member 17. Thecontroller 46 executes predetermined arithmetic processing based on the detection signal from theposture sensor unit 45, the detection signal from theangle detection sensor 31 and the like, and a necessary control signal is output to the pair ofwheel drive units - As shown in
FIG. 11 , thecontroller 46 is configured to have anarithmetic circuit 47 including a microcomputer (CPU), astorage device 48 including a program memory, a data memory, other memories such as RAM and ROM, and the like, for example. Thebattery 38 and the pair ofwheel drive circuits controller 46, and those are also connected through anemergency stop switch 49. The pair ofdrive circuits wheels wheel drive units - A detection signal from the
angle detection sensor 31 to detect an inclination angle of thehandle 15, a signal corresponding to a turning operation amount from the turningoperation ring 37, and a detection signal from theposture sensor unit 45 are supplied to thecontroller 46. Theposture sensor unit 45 is used to detect angular speed and acceleration and to control the angular speed and travel acceleration when the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 10 is traveling, and includes a gyroscopic sensor and an acceleration sensor, for example. - The gyroscopic sensor detects angular speed relating to at least any one of a pitch axis (corresponding to axle of the pair of
wheels vehicle body 12 and being parallel with a travel direction of the vehicle) 52, and a yaw axis (passing through the center of thevehicle body 12 and being vertical to a road surface for the vehicle to travel) of thevehicle body 12. Further, the acceleration sensor of theposture sensor unit 45 detects acceleration related to at least any one of three axes (X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis) when thevehicle body 12 is expressed by the three axes. - The coaxial two-
wheel vehicle 10 having the above-described configuration can travel in the following manner, for example.FIGS. 4A and 4B show a state of the vehicle when traveling straight on a flat road surface E, and in this state, an axis center line CL being the center ofhandle 15 becomes vertical to the traveling road surface E when viewed from the front. In addition, the left and right dividedsteps -
FIG. 8 shows a state in which one wheel (leftwheel 13L in this embodiment) of the vehicle that travels straight on the flat road surface E runs onto a step K. In this case, with thehandle 15 being kept vertically by a rider, the vehicle can travel in a state in which the left and right dividedsteps steps -
FIG. 9 shows a state of turning on the flat road surface E. In this case, the rider inclines thehandle 15 and his/her upper body toward the turning center side (inside) to make the left and right dividedsteps right wheels handle 15, and the whole vehicle including the rider can be brought to a state of easily counteracting the centrifugal force. - Further,
FIG. 10 shows a state of traveling on an inclined road surface (cant road surface M) in the direction orthogonal to the inclining direction. In this case, similarly to change in the state of the road surface in the roll axis direction (that is the left and right direction with respect to the traveling direction) when running onto the step K, the rider keeps thehandle 15 vertically and can travel in a state of the left and right dividedsteps steps - Next, a method of turning the coaxial two-
wheel vehicle 10 is explained.FIG. 12A shows a state of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 10 traveling straight on the flat road surface E.FIG. 12B shows a state of turning to the left on the flat road surface E. Further,FIG. 12C shows a state of traveling straight on the cant road surface M (including the case of running onto the step K). - When turning the coaxial two-
wheel vehicle 10, basically the following two methods can be listed: a method of determining a turning amount (turning speed, turning radius and the like) only by inclination of thehandle 15, and a method of determining a turning amount by the rider rotating the turning operation ring 37 (accelerating turning speed) in addition to the inclination of thehandle 15. - First, an explanation is made to the method of determining the turning amount only by the inclination of the
handle 15 to make a turn. As shown inFIG. 9 , a turning operation amount in this case is determined by a handle virtually-inclined angle θh between thehandle 15 and a gravity axis V. Based on the turning operation amount and vehicle speed, a rotational difference is given to the left andright wheels - The first example is that the above-described
posture sensor unit 45 is attached to thehandle 15 or is attached to one of the pair of dividedsteps handle 15 so that the inclination of thehandle 15 is directly detected. - The second example is that the
posture sensor unit 45 is attached to the vehicle bodylower member 17 as shown inFIG. 7 . In this case, a position sensor is provided in order to detect a relative angle between thehandle 15 and the vehicle bodylower member 17 or between thehandle 15 and the vehicle bodyupper member 16. In the embodiment shown inFIG. 7 , theangle detection sensor 31 provided in the vehicle bodyupper member 16 corresponds to the position sensor, and a potentiometer and the like can be applied as theangle detection sensor 31, for example. Output of theangle detection sensor 31 and output of theposture sensor unit 45 are used to calculate the difference between a “vehicle inclination angle θg formed with the gravity axis V” that is the output of theposture sensor unit 45 inside thevehicle body 12 with the gravity axis V as reference and a “handle relatively-inclined angle θp of thehandle 15 against the vehicle body” that is the output of theangle detection sensor 31, and the handle virtually-inclined angle θh (θp−θg=θh) of thehandle 15 is detected. - For example, when the handle relatively-inclined angle θp that is the output of the
angle detection sensor 31 coincides with the vehicle inclination angle θg that is the output of theposture sensor unit 45, thehandle 15 is vertical and the vehicle is in the state of traveling straight regardless of the road surface status (flat road surface, cant road surface M, step K, and the like) as shown inFIG. 12A as well asFIG. 10 andFIG. 12C . On the other hand, when the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 10 is making a turn as shown inFIG. 9 , a value obtained by subtracting the vehicle inclination angle θg that is the output of theposture sensor unit 45 from the handle relatively-inclined angle θp that is the output of theangle detection sensor 31 becomes the handle virtually-inclined angle θh formed with the gravity axis V, and the turning operation amount is determined based on this handle virtually-inclined angle θh. - Next, an explanation is made to the method of determining the turning amount by the rider rotating the turning
operation ring 37 in addition to the inclination of thehandle 15. In the case of almost no centrifugal force being generated (for example, the centrifugal force is 0.1G or less) such as making a low-speed turn, making a super-pivotal brake turn and the like, the rider can select an operation according to the travel speed by using both the inclination of thehandle 15 and the turning operation ring, because in such cases operability is improved by manually rotating the turningoperation ring 37 provided at the top of thehandle lever 36 rather than by inclining the handle. In this case, based on the turning operation of the turningoperation ring 37, the above-described method of determining the turning amount and making a turn only by the inclination of thehandle 15 is added to the operation amount, and so the turning operation amount at the time of turning is controlled in the state of the both being combined and used. - First, when the turning
operation ring 37 of thehandle lever 36 is manually turned, the operation amount of the turningoperation ring 37 is detected by the position detection sensor made of the potentiometer or the like, and a detected signal is supplied to thecontroller 46. Then, thecontroller 46 outputs a control signal to the left and rightwheel drive units right wheels - Here, when it is intended further to make a sharp turn, the rider inclines the
handle 15 toward the center of turn. Then, the amount of thehandle 15 inclined is detected by theangle detection sensor 31 as described above and a posture of the vehicle is detected by theposture sensor units 45, and so a wheel control amount corresponding to the amount of thehandle 15 inclined is calculated. The wheel control amount by the inclination of thehandle 15 is added to the wheel control amount by the turning operation of the turningoperation ring 37. As a result, thecontroller 46 outputs a control signal to the left and rightwheel drive units right wheels - In the first embodiment, the step plate is divided in two to be disposed left and right, because the following advantages are obtained when such divided two
steps FIG. 8 , but the wheel on that side can be run onto the step K with less drive power, with the rider shifting the center of gravity to the side of the lower wheel (on the side not running thereon) at this time. Subsequently, the center of gravity is shifted to the side of the wheel running thereon, then the wheel on the lower side (on the side not running thereon) runs onto the step, which makes the rider feel just like going up the step K on foot, and therefore the vehicle can run over the step K with less drive power. -
FIGS. 13A and 13B andFIGS. 14A and 14B are diagrams showing a second embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention. A coaxial two-wheel vehicle 60 shown as the second embodiment includes: avehicle body 62 formed with one chassis, two dividedsteps vehicle body 62 in a freely turnable manner, and a connectinglink 68 connecting the two dividedsteps handle bracket 64 in a turnable manner. In this second embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to portions corresponding to those in the above-described first embodiment, and duplicated explanation thereof is omitted. - As shown in
FIGS. 13A and 13B andFIGS. 14A and 14B , thevehicle body 62 is constructed as one chassis, and left and rightwheel drive units portions right wheels wheel drive units handle support portion 65 is provided in the center of an upper portion of thevehicle body 62, and stepsupport portions handle support portion 65 in the center and in thestep support portions - The three bearing holes provided in the
handle support portion 65 and in thestep support portions vehicle body 62 are set at the same height, thehandle bracket 64 is supported by thehandle support portion 65 in a turnable manner by means of a turningsupport axle 66, and the left and right dividedsteps step support portions turning support pins steps arm portion 61 a projecting in the direction vertical to the step surface on which a foot is put. In eacharm portion 61 a, bearing holes are provided in a base portion and top end portion thereof respectively, and the above-described upperturning support pins - In addition, both end portions of the connecting
link 68 connecting thearm portions 61 a of the dividedsteps respective arm portions 61 a in a freely turnable manner by means of lowerturning support pins handle bracket 64 is connected to a middle portion in the axis direction of the connectinglink 68 in a freely turnable manner by means of aturning connection pin 71. Therefore, two bearing holes having the same interval as the two bearing holes provided in each of thearm portions 61 a are provided in thehandle bracket 64. Hence, thehandle bracket 64, the left and right dividedsteps link 68 constitute a parallel link mechanism. The other configuration than the above is similar to the above-described first embodiment. - Thus, when the rider inclines the
handle 15 or the dividedsteps steps handle 15 synchronously tilts in the same direction.FIG. 14A is a diagram showing an initial state in which thehandle 15 is in an upright position. Then,FIG. 14B is a diagram showing a state in which thehandle 15 and the left and right dividedsteps steps handle 15. Effectiveness similar to that of the above-described first embodiment can also be obtained with the configuration of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 60 described above. -
FIGS. 15A and 15B andFIGS. 16A and 16B are diagrams showing a third embodiment of a coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention. A coaxial two-wheel vehicle 80 shown as the third embodiment includes: avehicle body 82 formed with one chassis, onestep plate 81 supported by thevehicle body 82 in a manner of making a posture freely changeable, and thehandle 15 integrally fixed to thestep plate 81. In this third embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to portions corresponding to those in the above-described first embodiment, and a duplicated explanation thereof is omitted. - As shown in
FIGS. 15A and 15B andFIGS. 16A and 16B , thevehicle body 82 is constructed as one chassis, left and rightvehicle drive units portions right wheels wheel drive units step support portion 85 is provided in the center of an upper portion of thevehicle body 82. In thisstep support portion 85, a bearing hole is provided to penetrate in the front and rear direction that is the direction for the vehicle to travel. - The
step plate 81 is constructed as one plate having the size to cover approximately the whole range from thevehicle body 82 to the left andright wheels bracket portion 84 is integrally provided approximately in the center portion in the left and right direction on the lower surface of thestep plate 81. Thebracket portion 84 is made of two convex portions at a predetermined interval in the front and rear direction, and thestep support portion 85 of thevehicle body 82 is fit between those convex portions. Thebracket portion 84 andstep support portion 85 are supported from the front and rear in a freely turnable manner by means of two turningsupport axles 86 disposed on the same axis center line. - Furthermore, four
coil springs 87 showing a specific example of an elastic member to maintain thestep plate 81 horizontally to thevehicle body 82 are interposed between thestep plate 81 and thevehicle body 82. The fourcoil springs 87 are disposed at predetermined intervals to be symmetrical in the front and rear direction and in the left and right direction, respectively. For this purpose, fourspring support portions 88 to support the upper end of the coil springs 87 are provided at four positions on the lower surface of thestep plate 81, and fourspring support portions 89 to support the lower end of the coil springs 87 are provided at four positions on the upper surface of thevehicle body 82. - Thus, when the rider inclines one of the
handle 15 andstep plate 81, the other integrally formed is inclined integrally in the same direction.FIG. 16A is a diagram showing an initial state in which thehandle 15 is in an upright position. Further,FIG. 16B is a diagram showing a state in which thehandle 15 and thestep plate 81 are inclined. At this time, the upper surface of thestep plate 81 is in a state being inclined toward the road surface E by the amount of inclination of thehandle 15. Effectiveness similar to the above-described first and second embodiments can also be obtained with the configuration of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle 80 as described above. Note that, needless to say, the elastic member is not limited to thecoil spring 87 shown in this embodiment and a board spring, a rubber-like elastic body or the like, for example, can be used as well. - As heretofore explained, according to the embodiments of the present invention, since turning is performed by inclining the step plate and the handle in the roll axis direction inside the turn, a rider can stably drive the vehicle and travel against the centrifugal force even in a state of the center of gravity being positioned high such as in a standing posture. In this case, by attaching the axle and the wheel to the step plate portion, a camber angle is also generated inside the turn regarding the wheel, and so lateral force applied to a tire can be reduced and a stable tire grip can be obtained.
- Further, in the case of the first embodiment of the present invention, the pair of divided steps remain horizontal without inclining to left and right, when the road surface changes in the roll axis direction (left and right direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the vehicle) such as when traveling on the cant road surface and running onto the step by one wheel, and therefore such road surface change can be absorbed by the change in the height direction based on the upward and downward fluctuation of the pair of divided steps, and a rider can stably drive the vehicle and travel without causing the upper body to be swayed left and right even in a riding state of the center of gravity being positioned high such as in a standing posture. Moreover, when running onto a step in the oblique direction, similarly to ascending stairs on foot, the rider can climb up the step with less drive power by shifting the center of gravity put over left and right feet.
- Furthermore, according to the embodiments of the present invention, the coaxial two-wheel vehicle can be made having the size of a projected floor area of an average person (about 400 mm or less in width and about 250 mm or less in length). Therefore, since the vehicle has the width equivalent to a space for a person walking, traveling can be performed smoothly without being an obstacle to other people walking even in a crowded area such as on a sidewalk.
- The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments in which a grip portion of the handle is, for example, formed into a U-shape, but the grip portion may also be a straight line shape, an oval shape or a circular shape, and needless to say other handle shapes can be applied as well. Thus, various modifications can be implemented without deviating from the scope and spirit of the present invention.
- It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations and alterations may occur depending on design requirements and other factors insofar as they are within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.
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